Elections/bod-2024/Koichi Moriyama
The 2022–2024 W3C Board of Directors has prepared a self-assessment questionnaire for candidates to this election. Here are the responses for Koichi Moriyama. See responses by other candidates at Elections/bod-2024.
Connection to W3C
I have subscribed to a W3C mailing list
Yes.
I have participated in a W3C Community Group
No, not yet formally, but I have a close relationship with a Community Group.
I have participated in a W3C Working Group
Yes.
I have contributed text to a specification that became a W3C Recommendation
No, as an individual, but through working with FIDO Alliance.
I have edited a W3C Recommendation
No.
I have chaired a W3C Working Group
No.
I have served on the Team, AB, or TAG
No.
Financial acumen
I have experience in financial oversight (e.g., serving on a Finance committee)
Yes, as a senior director at several organizations, I have also served as a member of the W3C Board Financial Committee on the first team.
I have had specialist training in finance (e.g., professional development sessions)
Yes, multiple ones, including one during the W3C BoD first term.
I have undergraduate education in a financial discipline (e.g., accounting, economics)
No.
I have post-graduate education in a financial discipline
No.
I have a professional qualification in a financial profession (e.g., certified public accountant)
No.
I have two or more years of full-time professional experience in a financial profession
No.
Legal acumen
I have experience in legal oversight (e.g., serving as the secretary of an organization)
Yes. e.g., as a corporate evangelist and a senior director at the corporate strategy and planning department.
I have had specialist training in legal matters (e.g., professional development sessions)
Yes, multiple ones, including one during the W3C BoD first term.
I have undergraduate education in a legal discipline (e.g., law, public policy)
No.
I have post-graduate education in a legal discipline
No.
I can practice law in at least one jurisdiction
No.
I have two or more years of full-time professional experience in a legal profession
No.
Governance experience
I have experience in governance oversight (e.g., serving on a Governance committee)
Yes, I have served as Chair of the W3C Board Governance Committee for the first term. (I was co-chair until January 2024 and have been a solo Chair since then.) Also, I have served as an Executive Council-at-Large member at FIDO Alliance for almost six years and more.
I have had specialist training in governance (e.g., professional development sessions)
Yes, multiple ones, including one during the W3C BoD first term.
I hold a professional qualification in governance (e.g., AAICD, GAICD, ACG, FCG, CMInstD)
No.
I have served on the Board of Directors of a non-profit organization
Yes, for three organizations:
- W3C, Inc. (almost two years. current)
- FIDO Alliance, Inc. (longer than six years, current)
- JSSEC - Japan Smartphone Security Association (two years) (also served as a Vice Chairman)
I have served on the Board of Directors of a for-profit organization
Yes.
- FeliCa Networks, Inc. (three years, current)
I have served on a Board of Directors of an organization with a budget of at least US$ 5,000,000 (or equivalent)
Yes.
I have served as the Chair of a Board of Directors
No, but served as a Vice Chair.
I have served as the Officer of a corporation
No.
Fundraising experience
I have experience in fundraising for an organization (e.g., finding and/or working with donors)
I thought no when I was nominated, but I have experienced it twice for start-up companies in the U.S.: once to establish a company and once to raise funds for another company.
I have experience in fundraising for an organization, involving amounts greater than US$50,000 (or equivalent)
Yes.
I have a professional qualification in a fundraising profession (e.g., Certificate in Professional Fundraising)
No.
I have two or more years of full-time professional fundraising experience
No.
Risk management experience
I have experience in risk management for an organization (e.g., compiling a risk register)
Yes, as a corporate evangelist in the corporate strategy and planning department.
I have experience in risk management for an organization with a budget greater than US$ 5,000,000 (or equivalent)
Yes.
I have had specialist training in risk management (e.g., professional development sessions)
Yes.
I have a professional qualification in risk management
No.
Public sector and policy experience
I have written policy briefs or positions
No.
No.
No.
No.
Yes, as an invited consultant (part-time) for governmental organizations multiple times.
Leadership and strategy experience
I have successfully led a team or project to achieve its goal
Yes, various experiences at a large scale, for example:
- The world-first commercial FOTA (firmware Over-the-Air update) deployment for mobile in 2003
- Sony Ericsson's first Android smartphone development with Donut launched in 2011
- The world-first FIDO deployment with multiple OEM devices, including an iris-scanner-equipped device for multiple services in 2015
- Unified over 100 domains to "docomo.ne.jp" at NTT DOCOMO for various reasons in 2021
- Achieved a dramatic decrease in phishing attacks (almost 1/20) for NTT DOCOMO customers in the past two years (2024)
I have been involved in the strategic planning for an organization
Yes, multiple times, including:
- Director of Software Strategy, Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications (-2011)
- Chief Security Architect and a Corporate Evangelist at Corporate Strategy and Planning Department, NTT DOCOMO, INC. (current)
I have been responsible for assessing market trends
Yes.
Global experience
I speak two or more languages
Yes, I have been working globally speaking English for many years. (and a Japanese native speaker)
I write two or more languages
Yes, I have been working globally in writing English for many years. (and a Japanese native speaker)
I have lived in a country other than the one I was born in for two or more years
Yes, I have lived in Brussels (Belgium), the Bay Area (three times), and Atlanta (Georgia) (the U.S.)
I regularly work with people in other countries and from other cultures
Yes. worked in offices in Brussels (Belgium), Malmo (Sweden), the Bay Area (for Sony, Sony Ericsson, and NTT DOCOMO, respectively), and Tokyo.
I have had cultural awareness training or similar
Yes.
Demographics
Optionally, candidates may be prepared to provide in confidence the following information:
The continent where you usually reside
Japan
Your age (in ten-year brackets; e.g., 50-59)
50-59
The Sub-Industry of your employer
Telecom / Mobile Network Operator
Your gender identity
Male
Whether you have a disability (yes/no)
No.